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DEI survey charts perceived Concord biases

April 25, 2023

The DEI Commission found something they didn’t expect in their recent survey of residents’ perception of the town – a decided feeling among all groups that Concord has a bit of a

Budget for Concord250 takes shape

April 22, 2023

Plans are ramping up for the town’s 250th anniversary of the “Shot Heard ‘round the World” on April 19, 2025, according to Henry Dane, who is heading up the Concord250 committee. Where

Letter: Getting to a Net-Zero Concord Middle School

April 20, 2023

I am writing in response to last week’s letter by Dinos Gonatas, who wrote that adding solar generation to the middle school is unwise. He suggests that some other potential sites might

Letter: We cannot put a price tag on keeping kids safe

April 13, 2023

During a March 9 meeting about the Concord Public Schools budget, Superintendent Hunter shared slides highlighting data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Twenty percent of 6th graders reported depressive symptoms, and

Letter: Solar plan at middle school isn’t a wise one

April 13, 2023

Town Meeting Article 21 is a well-intended but poorly structured measure to increase the Town’s solar generation capacity by building a 1,500 kilowatt set of canopy and roof-mounted panels at the new

Letter: K-8 Budget should be judged fairly

April 13, 2023

In a 6-8% inflationary environment, Superintendent Hunter and her team have presented a lean, “level service” 2024 budget for the K-8 Concord Public Schools (CPS) that includes a modest 4.7% increase. This

Letter: Leaf blowers and property rights

April 13, 2023

Article 37 will steer us back in the direction of respecting everyone’s property rights (noise and pollution). The idea that it will increase the cost of landscape maintenance ignores the costs you

Letter: Support Article 10, Article 21, new neighbors

April 13, 2023

Article 10 of the Annual Town Meeting Warrant is to assist the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission in its request for a full time director. The original warrant article, which asks for